Istook aide may be victim in page scandal ("Victim" Hires Major Defense Lawyer?)

The Oklahoman ^ | Oct 5, 2006 | Chris Casteel, Nolan Clay, Michael McNutt

[Old_Mil]

A 21 year old gay Californian working on two Republican campaigns.

Nah, this couldn't possibly be a sabotage attempt.

[McGavin999]

WOW, were those posts of yours valuable! This is getting to be more and more interesting.

[jennyjenny]

Put 1+2+3 together and you arrive at: Edmunds blackmailed Foley to get Istook's Deputy Campaign Director job.

If Edmonds got what he wanted, why release the IM's? I think there is more involved than a $30,000 job.

[Southack]

"Dollars to donuts Edmund has a Democrat handler. (Cleaning up the loose ends from earlier where several have reported the Dems had the IMs months ago)"

Of course he has a Democrat handler; he's a gay 21 year old from UCal Berkeley!

He's connected to Fordham and gay activist Mike Rogers.

What this scandal is about to do is expose a fairly sizeable gay-infiltration-ring that's been working inside the GOP.

[Jrabbit]

I thought the politicos frowned on turning over anything from a congress critters office. Will they fight this subpoena?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

take off the tin-foil hat. j/k If you follow the threads about this non-case it is a stink bomb that the RATS threw upwind. The RINO's and wackjobs all jumped on it but the ooze is seeping out all over them. Give it a week and it;s a whole new ballgame.

5 weeks till election is a lifetime in politics.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"How did 21 year old Edmunds get to become the Deputy Campaign Manager (Finance Director!) for Istook's gubernatorial campaign?"

I have to admit, I've been scratching my head over that one, all evening.

[Beagle8U]

I was reading and piecing things together from several different threads that are all related to this, hard to keep up.

[PhiKapMom]

Stephen Jones is a defense attorney and I wouldn't think would be part of suing ABC. All I have ever heard him do is handle criminal cases. Maybe someone that knows him better then I do would chime in.

We have plenty of scumbag attorneys that would love to sue anyone for any reason.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

Yeah, I'll back away from the coup theory. For it to work, the conspirator would almost have to know that he could become MINORITY leader if everything worked out right. But...maybe he miscalculated how much help he would be receiving from demonrats and the drive-by media. Naw..no way. But it's still not
THE Dumbest thing said on FreeRepublic!

[McGavin999]

You're mixing up the e-mails and the IMs

[rwfromkansas]

sue ABC you would think, but I don't know

[Southack]

"If Edmonds got what he wanted, why release the IM's? I think there is more involved than a $30,000 job."

Safe to say. Blackmail never stops with the first payoff...

[PhiKapMom]

ROFLOL! That was good!

[REDWOOD99]

Fighting a subpoena in this case would be political suicide.

[icwhatudo]

Kirk Fordham outed:

[Soul Seeker]

Bookmarking to mark your post...worth repetition

Southack

First, you've got to follow the money. How did 21 year old Edmunds get to become the Deputy Campaign Manager (Finance Director!) for Istook's gubernatorial campaign?

Then you've got to look at the players. Istook owes Foley. Foley was on the hook for IM's to Edmunds.

Now Edmunds hires a criminal **defense** attorney, not a trial lawyer.

Put 1+2+3 together and you arrive at: Edmunds blackmailed Foley to get Istook's Deputy Campaign Director job.

Edmunds is a major political activist. He's no babe in the woods.

[Petronski]

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[oneamericanvoice]

Dems out gays if they are conservative and want to be a Boy Scout. Dems celebrate gay Dems.

[PhiKapMom]

I wonder if these two were on Istook's staff in D.C. They seem to come out of nowhere and land in OKC.